Funding for the Striving for Excellence Series was made possible by Grant No. H79FG000591 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Description
Racial health disparities and inequities persist in the US healthcare system. This webinar will guide clinicians through a brief history of white normativity in psychiatry towards helping learners engage a more equitable perspective and language of racial health equity.
Format
Recorded webinar.
Learning Objectives
- Define white normativity, colorblind racism, and aversive racism;
- Critically interrogate white normative bias within psychiatric clinical care;
- Verbalize two ways clinicians may adapt conversational and written language towards undoing white normativity
Target Audience
Residents/Fellows, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
References
- Black C, Pondugula N, Spearman-McCarthy EV. Words Matter: Stylistic Writing Strategies for Racial Health Equity in Academic Medicine, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 2022;9:2071-2076. PMID: 36251121, PMCID: PMC9575627, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01424-1o Black C, Pondugula N, Spearman-McCarthy EV. Words Matter: Stylistic Writing Strategies for Racial Health Equity in Academic Medicine, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 2022;9:2071-2076. PMID: 36251121, PMCID: PMC9575627, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01424-1
- Jegarl A, Jegede O, Isom J, Ciarleglio N, Black C. Psychotic Misdiagnosis of Racially Minoritized Patients: A Case-Based Ethics, Equity, and Educational Exploration. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 2023; 31(1):28-36. PMID: 36608081, DOI: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000353
- Black C, Cerdeña JP, Spearman-McCarthy EV. I Am Not Your Minority. The Lancet Regional Health Americas 2023; 19:100464. PMID: 36915389, PMCID: PMC10006485, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100464
Instructional Level
Introductory
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: September 29, 2023
Program End Date: September 29, 2026
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may do so after completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the completion date and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The APA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Instructors
- Carmen Black, MD. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Planners
- Carmen Black, MD. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
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Technical Requirements
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